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Androsace alpina Androsace alpina is an alpine plant, endemic to the Alps and widely grown in rock gardens. In the wild, it grows on silicaceous substrates, particularly granite, and is one of the few plants in the Alps to grow above 4000 metres, including near the summit of the Matterhorn (only Ranunculus glacialis and perhaps Saxifraga biflora grow higher).
Androscoggin Bank Colisée The Androscoggin Bank Colisee (formerly Central Maine Civic Center and Lewiston Colisee) is a 4,000 capacity (3,675 seated) multi-purpose arena in Lewiston, Maine that opened in 1958. It is home to the Lewiston MAINEiacs Ice hockey team.
Androscoggin River The Androscoggin River is a river in the US states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is 178 miles (287 km) long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean.
Androstenediol Androstenediol is a term used to refer to two different steroids with molecular weights of 290.44: "4-androstenediol" (4-androstene-3beta,17beta-diol) and "5-androstenediol" (5-androstene-3beta,17beta-diol).
Androstenedione Androstenedione (also known as 4-androstenedione) is a 19-carbon steroid hormone produced in the adrenal glands and the gonads as an intermediate step in the biochemical pathway that produces the androgen testosterone and the estrogens estrone and estradiol. It is the common precursor of male and female sex hormones.
Andrus Ansip's cabinet Andrus Ansip is the current Prime Minister of Estonia, his cabinet took office on April 12, 2005 after being approved by Riigikogu by 53 members out of 101. His cabinet was formed with pragmatic calculations, as it consists of ministers from free market liberal Reform Party of Estonia, populist and personalist Estonian Centre Party and agrarian People's Union of Estonia.
Andruw Jones Andruw Rudolf Jones [pronounced An-drew] (born April 23, 1977, in Willemstad, Curaçao, in the Netherlands Antilles) is an outfielder for the Atlanta Braves. He has collected nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards, a Silver Slugger Award, and a Hank Aaron Award.
Andrzej Adamczyk Andrzej Adamczyk (born January 04, 1959 in Krzeszowice) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 1582 votes in 13 Kraków district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Andrzej Ćwierz Andrzej Ćwierz (born August 20, 1947 in Przeworsk) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 6161 votes in 22 Krosno district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Andrzej Bursa Andrzej Bursa (March 21 1932 in KrakĂłw - November 15 1957) was a Polish poet and writer. He studied journalism, then Bulgarian at Jagellon University in KrakĂłw, then worked as a journalist for the KrakĂłw newspaper Dziennik Polski.
Andrzej Czerwiński Andrzej Czerwiński (born November 08, 1954 in Nowy Sącz) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 13770 votes in 14 Nowy Sącz district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Andrzej Fedorowicz Andrzej Fedorowicz (born December 30, 1950 in Łomża) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 12752 votes in 24 Białystok district, candidating from Liga Polskich Rodzin list.
Andrzej Gałażewski Andrzej Gałażewski (born April 20, 1944 in Kraków) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 9524 votes in 29 Gliwice district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Andrzej Grzesik Andrzej Grzesik (born January 04, 1967 in Lubliniec) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 9501 votes in 28 Częstochowa district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Andrzej Grzyb Andrzej Grzyb (born August 23, 1956 in SiedlikĂłw) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7986 votes in 36 Kalisz district, candidating from Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list.
Andrzej Gut-Mostowy Andrzej Gut-Mostowy (born October 30, 1960 in Zakopane) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 11282 votes in 14 Nowy SÄ…cz district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Andrzej Gwiazda Andrzej Gwiazda (born on April 14, 1935) in Gdańsk engineer and prominent opposition leader, who participated in Polish so called March 1968 Events and December 1970 Events; one of the founders of Free Trade Unions, Member of the Presiding Committee of the Strike at Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk in August 1980, Vice president of the Founding Committee of Solidarność, then Vice President of Solidarność in 1980 and 1981; in December 1981 interned and next imprisoned with six other Solidarność leaders.
Andrzej Lepper Andrzej Zbigniew Lepper (born June 13 1954 in Stowięcino, Poland) is a Polish politician, the leader of Samoobrona RP (Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland) political party, and between May 5 and September 22 and once again from October 16, 2006 Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and Minister of Agriculture in Jarosław Kaczyński's cabinet.
Andrzej Łuczak Andrzej Łuczak (born on July 24, 1955) is a Polish stucco decorator, painter, photographer, art teacher, lover of the Pałuki region and the Tatra Mountains. He was born and still lives in the town of Żnin in central Poland.
Andrzej Małkowski Andrzej Juliusz Małkowski (b. October 31, 1888 in Trąbki near Kutno - January 15, 1919) was a Polish Scoutmaster (harcmistrz) activist of youth and independence organisations, regarded as the original founder of Scouting in Poland.
Andrzej Markowiak Andrzej Markowiak (born March 27, 1951 in Namysłów) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 10539 votes in 30 Rybnik district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Andrzej Mikołaj Dera Andrzej Mikołaj Dera (born September 10, 1961 in Ostrów Wielkopolski) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7520 votes in 36 Kalisz district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Andrzej Pałys Andrzej Pałys (born January 02, 1957 in Solec-Zdrój) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5055 votes in 33 Kielce district, candidating from Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe list.
Andrzej Pilipiuk Andrzej Pilipiuk (born March 20, 1974), Polish humoristic science-fiction and fantasy author. He debuted in 1996 with short story "Hiena", which featured the first appearance of Jakub Wędrowycz, an alcoholic exorcist.
Andrzej Ruciński Andrzej Ruciński (born October 15, 1958 in Kłodawa) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 2366 votes in 37 Konin district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Andrzej Sapkowski Andrzej Sapkowski, born June 21, 1948 in Łódź, is a Polish fantasy writer. Sapkowski studied economics, and before turning to writing, he had worked as a senior sales representative for a foreign trade company.
Andrzej Sośnierz Andrzej Sośnierz (born May 08, 1951 in Głuchołazy) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 54876 votes in 31 Katowice district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Andrzej Szlachta Andrzej Szlachta (born January 19, 1947 in Rzeszów) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 13824 votes in 23 Rzeszów district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski (November 6, 1966 in Wałbrzych, Poland) is a Polish politician and a Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the League of Polish Families, which is a part of the Independence/Democracy Group in the European Parliament.
Andrzej Trzaskowski Andrzej Trzaskowski (born 23 March 1933 in KrakĂłw, Poland) was a Polish jazz musician. He played the piano as a child and later studied musicology at university in KrakĂłw (to 1957); he also took private lessons in composition and contemporary music theory and was active at the experimental studio of Polish radio.
Andrzej Walkowiak Andrzej Walkowiak (born January 21, 1961 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005, getting 5203 votes in 4 Bydgoszcz district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Andrzej WrĂłblewski Andrzej WrĂłblewski (1927 - 1957) was a Polish painter who died in a tragic mountaineering accident in 1957 when he was only 30. He is recognized by many as one of Poland's most prominent artists in the early post World War II era, creating an individualistic approach to figurative painting.
Anduin Lothar Sir Anduin Lothar was a knight of the Kingdom of Stormwind on the continent of Azeroth in the Warcraft Universe. In Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, he was the most notable Alliance character, both appearing in game as well as narrating the Alliance story in the manuals.
Andwella Andwella (also known as Andwella's Dream and The Method) were an obscure UK/Irish band in London in 1969. Specialising in progressive rock, they were fronted by Dave Lewis from Northern Ireland, who went on to write Happy To Be An Island In The Sun that was recorded by and became an international hit for Demis Roussos.
Andy & Edie Andy & Edie is a 2004 off-Broadway play starring Misha Sedgwick (no relation) as Edie Sedgwick and Thomas Blake as Andy Warhol. Written by Peter Braunstein, the play was directed by Jessica Rotondi and ran from June 3 through June 13, 2004.
Andy (song) "Andy" is a song performed by Mario Rosenstock as part of Gift Grub on Today FM. The song is to the tune of the Barry Manilow song Mandy, and is a humorous parody of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in an Irish pub, having to queue for an extended period to buy a round of drinks for himself, Micheál Martin, Rory O'Hanlon, Mary Harney, Enda Kenny, and his personal assistant Joe.
Andy Abad Andy Abad was born Fausto Andres Abad on August 25, 1972 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Before being drafted, he graduated from Jupiter High School in Florida (Dante Bichette also attended Jupiter High), and then he attended Middle Georgia College.
Andy Ackerman Andy Ackerman is a director and producer who is best known for his work on Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine and the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. He was also a co-producer of Cheers and producer of The Ellen Show and has directed or guest directed such series as Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier, Andy Richter Controls the Universe and The Ellen Show.
Andy Akinwolere Andy Akinwolere (born 30th November 1983 in Nigeria, moved to Birmingham, UK when he was eight years old) is a British television presenter, who began hosting the BBC television programme Blue Peter on 28 June 2006, and has the distinction of being its second ever black presenter, after Diane-Louise Jordan.
Andy Ansah Andy Ansah is an English football player and actor. He is known for portraying a player/assistant manager also named Andy Ansah on the fictional Harchester United football team on the television series Dream Team.
Andy Ashby Andrew Jason (Andy) Ashby (born July 11, 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a former starting pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1991-1992, 2000), Colorado Rockies (1993), San Diego Padres (1993-1999, 2004), Atlanta Braves (2000) and Los Angeles Dodgers (2001-2003) of Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed.
Andy Barnett Andy Barnett is an English voice talent, radio personality, guitarist, and record producer who has been involved in several projects with Adrian Smith before and after he (Smith) joined Iron Maiden such as ASAP, Urchin, and The Eastenders.
Andy Bathgate Andrew James Bathgate, (Born - August 28, 1932 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a retired Canadian Professional Hockey Centerman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Andy Behrman Andy Behrman is an American writer of non-fiction. He is the author of Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania, a memoir about his experiences with bipolar disorder, including his career dealing forgeries of the art of Mark Kostabi.
Andy Bell (singer) Andy Bell (born Andrew Ivan Bell, 25 April 1964 in Peterborough, England) is the lead singer of the English Synth Pop duo Erasure. Bell, originally working in a meat packing plant in the UK, responded to a newspaper advert that was looking for a singer.
Andy Bellatti Andy Bellatti (born May 29, 1982 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was a New York City-based entertainment correspondent for Argentina's #1 Top 40 station, FM HIT. Throughout his 2 years with the station, his live biweekly column gained him many fans and an official fanclub.
Andy Benes Andrew Charles Benes (born August 20, 1967 in Evansville, Indiana) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for four teams: the San Diego Padres in which he is the current all-time strikeout leader for the team, the Seattle Mariners, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks in a fourteen year career from 1989 to 2002.
Andy Berman Andy Berman (born August 28, 1969 in Bethesda, Maryland) is an American actor most famous for playing Chuck Coleman on The Wonder Years; his voice-over credits include Dib from Invader Zim. As a screenwriter, he co-wrote the extended pilot episode of the USA Network original series Psych with Steve Franks, as well as "Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece" (with Franks), and "9 Lives.
Andy Blignaut Arnoldus 'Andy' Mauritius Blignaut (born 1 August 1978, Salisbury (now Harare) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a formidable right-arm fast-medium bowler, but he is also known for his vicious form with the bat in ODI's, where his frequent scoring of runs at an exceptionally fast rate is a valuable asset, though seeing him sustaining this form and keeping his wicket intact through many overs is a rare event.
Andy Blitz Andy Blitz (born June 28, 1971) is an American writer/actor/comedian best known for his sketch comedy work on the late night talk show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Andy graduated from Columbia University in 1994 and began his work on Late Night in 1999.
Andy Bloch Andrew (Andy) Bloch (born June 1, 1969) is a poker player who started playing seriously in 1992, entering some small $35 weekly tournaments once a month. By the end of the year, he had won one of the World Poker Finals tournaments, a $100(US) entry fee no-limit Texas hold'em tournament.
Andy Borowitz Andy Borowitz (born January 4, 1958) is a comedian and satirist who is most active writing parody news, in the same vein as The Onion or The Daily Show. His main outlet is his website, the Borowitz Report; in addition, he published a book compiling his original articles in 2004, entitled The Big Book of Shockers.
Andy Braunston The Rev Andy Braunston is the pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Manchester. He was raised a Roman Catholic, gained his degree in theology from the University of Greenwich as well as Postgraduate Certificate in Education.
Andy Breckman Andy Breckman (March 3, 1955 - ) is the creator and executive producer of the television series Monk, on the USA Network. He was previously a member of the writing staff of Saturday Night Live and Late Night With David Letterman.
Andy Brickley Andy Brickley (born August 9, 1961) is a former hockey player, who spent 25 seasons playing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the International Hockey League. He is currently a color commentator on NESN and Versus.
Andy Budd Andy Budd is the Managing Director of Clearleft, a web design company based in Brighton, UK. Along with other Clearleft members Jeremy Keith and Richard Rutter, Budd organises a low-cost annual web developer's conference in Brighton called dconstruct.
Andy C Andy C, real name Andrew Clarke, is a British DJ and producer and co-founder of record label RAM Records. A pioneering Drum and Bass DJ since the genre's emergence in the early '90s he has consistently been voted World's Greatest Drum and Bass DJ.
Andy Caldecott Andy Caldecott (10 August 1964 – 9 January 2006), was born in Keith, South Australia. He won the Australian Safari Rally four times consecutively (2001-2004) and was a motorcycle competitor in the Dakar Rally in 2004 (DNF), 2005 (6th), and 2006 when he was killed during the 9th stage of rally, 250km into the 599 km special stage from Nouakchott to Kiffa.
Andy Cannizaro Andy Cannizaro (born December 17, 1978 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a major league baseball infielder for the New York Yankees. Cannizaro was drafted by the Yankees in the seventh round of the 2001 Amateur Draft after two seasons at Tulane University.
Andy Capp Andy Capp is a long-running comic strip character created by Reginald Smythe, seen in the The Daily Mirror and The Sunday Mirror newspapers since August 5, 1957. Originally a single-panel cartoon, it was later expanded to four panels.
Andy Carey Andy Carey (born October 18 1931 in Oakland, California) is a former major league third baseman for the New York Yankees (1952-1960), and 4 other major league teams from 1960 to 1962. He batted and threw right-handed.
Andy Carvin Andy Carvin is the founding editor and former coordinator of the Digital Divide Network, an online community of more than 10,000 Internet activists in over 140 countries working to bridge the digital divide. He is also an active [as well as a field correspondent to the vlog] [[Rocketboom.
Andy Clark (musician) Andrew (Andy) Clark is an English rock composer and performer who is best known for his work on keyboards and synthesiser in the 1970s. Clark played and recorded with Jeff Beck (Upp) and Bill Nelson (Be-Bop Deluxe, Red Noise) and appeared on the David Bowie album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps).
Andy Clyde Andrew "Andy" Clyde (born March 25, 1892, in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland - died May 18, 1967, in Los Angeles, California) was a movie and TV actor whose career spanned more than four decades. He broke into silent films in 1925 as a Mack Sennett comic.
Andy Coakley Andrew James "Andy" Coakley (November 20, 1882 - September 27, 1963) born in Providence, Rhode Island was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1902-06), Cincinnati Reds (1907-08), Chicago Cubs (1908-09) and New York Highlanders (1911).
Andy Collins (radio) Michael Andre Collins Smith, better known as Andy Collins, is an American radio personality. Collins is currently on the air at 99 Hit FM and 1340 AM KADI in Springfield, Missouri, where he has been since May 1998.
Andy Connell Andrew "Andy" Connell (born 26 July, 1961, in Manchester, England) is one half of the pop music duo, Swing Out Sister. He plays keyboards, piano and other instruments, and is the main composer and arranger of the band's music.
Andy Cooper Andrew Lewis Cooper (April 24 1898 - June 3 1941), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American left-handed pitcher in baseball's Negro Leagues. Born in Waco, Texas, he played primarily for the Detroit Stars and Kansas City Monarchs.
Andy Creeggan Andrew Burnett Creeggan (born July 4, 1971) was the keyboard and percussion player for the Canadian pop band Barenaked Ladies from 1990-1995. He is also a member of the trio The Brothers Creeggan, and a solo artist with two albums to his credit.
Andy D'Urso Andrew Paul D'Urso is an English football referee in the FA Premier League who is famous for an incident where he awarded a penalty against Manchester United in a game versus Middlesbrough at Old Trafford and was pursued by a group of Manchester United players.
Andy Dalton Andrew Grant "Andy" Dalton (born: 16th November, 1951 in Dunedin, New Zealand) is an ex-All Blacks rugby player who captained the side 17 times in tests. He is a second-generation All Black; his father Ray played in two All Blacks tests in the late 1940s.
Andy Davidson Andy Davidson is the creator of the original Worms computer game by Team17, the company who also released Alien Breed and Alien Breed 2, Assassin, Project-X, Superfrog and Body Blows. The original concept behind the game did not feature worms, but tanks and soldiers.
Andy Dill Andy Dill (12 October 1963 - 6 December 2006) was an American actor and producer in gay porn movies. He performed in more than 25 adult films including There Goes the Neighborhood, Packers, Bustin’ Ass, Gay Dreams 2, Face Ryders and Butthole Buffet.
Andy Edwards Andy Edwards (born in Kidderminster, England on April 21, 1968) is a drummer who came to prominence as a member of Robert Plant's Priory of Brion, in which he played from 1999-2001. He was also the drummer with the Ian Parker Band, appearing on the albums Lost and Found and Inside.
Andy Engman Andrew 'Andy' Alfons Engman (November 21, 1911–July 16, 2004) was a cartoon animator. Engman worked for Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California from the animating of Snow White to the completion of The Jungle Book, about 1937 to 1971.
Andy Etchebarren Andrew Auguste (Andy) Etchebarren (born June 20, 1943 in Whittier, California) was a catcher for the Baltimore Orioles (1962 and 1965-75), California Angels (1975-77) and Milwaukee Brewers (1978). Etchebarren was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1961.
Andy Farag Andy Farag is the percussionist for progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee. He was brought into the band by original drummer Mike Mirro in late 1998, shortly after the release of their debut album Greatest Hits Vol.
Andy Flag Andy Flag (Andy Wright) was one of the founding members of punk rock trio Anti-Flag's second incarnation (later to take a fourth member). He sung lead vocals for many songs on the album Die For The Government including "Red White and Brainwashed", "Confused Youth".
Andy Flower Andrew "Andy" Flower (born 28 April, 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa) was a cricket player for Zimbabwe and arguably its greatest. He is considered to be one of the best wicket-keeper batsman next only to Australian Adam Gilchrist.
Andy Fordham Andy "Oliver Smith" Fordham (born February 2, 1962 in London) is an English darts player, also known by his nickname, The Viking. He won the 2004 World Professional Darts Championship, beating Mervyn King in the final.
Andy Freed Andy Freed is currently one of the radio play-by-play announcers of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball team. He and Dave Wills have worked as the team's radio duo since 2005 and are currently signed through the 2008 season.
Andy Friedman Andrew "Andy" Friedman, (born February 1975, in East Meadow, New York) is an artist/cartoonist/musician currently working in New York City. After graduating from East Meadow High School in 1993, he earned a bachelor's degree from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Andy Frost Andy Frost (born April 15, 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is the public address announcer at the Air Canada Centre during all home games for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He is also a disc jockey for CILQ (Q107), a radio station with a classic rock format based in Toronto, Ontario.
Andy Ganteaume Andrew ("Andy") Gordon Ganteaume (born January 22, 1921 in Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) was a West Indian cricketer, an opening batsman. He is noteworthy for scoring 112 in his only Test match innings, against England at Port of Spain in 1947/48, thus giving him a higher batting average even than Bradman, although such rankings rarely include those who have played fewer than 20 innings and Ganteaume's higher average is treated merely as an interesting statistical anomaly, with Bradman universally considered to top the list on merit.
Andy Gavin Andy Gavin is a programmer notable for co-founding the Naughty Dog video game company in 1986. Naughty Dog's games (most famously, Crash Bandicoot) are known for the quality of their in-game AI; this is often credited to Gavin's background in LISP at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
Andy Gets a Promotion "Andy Gets a Promotion" (or "How to Get Head in Business Without Really Trying") was the sixth produced episode of Mission Hill (though it was the fifth to air). It originally aired on July 9, 2000.
Andy Glazer Andrew Norman "The Poker Pundit" Glazer (December 28, 1955 – July 4, 2004) was an American poker player, writer, and lawyer who was born in Amityville, New York. He is best known for being one of poker's most prolific tournament reporters.
Andy Goldsworthy Andy Goldsworthy (born 1956, in Cheshire) is a British sculptor and photographer living in Scotland who produces site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings. His art involves the use of natural and found objects to create both temporary and permanent sculptures which draw out the character of their environment.
Andy Gray (actor) Andy Gray is a Scottish actor and comedy writer. He co-wrote and co-starred in the BBC Radio Scotland sketch show Naked Radio, and its later television counterpart Naked Video, before becoming well known as the appropriately named "Chancer", best friend and source of problems to Willie Melvin (Gerard Kelly) in the 1987 sitcom City Lights.
Andy Gray (footballer born 1964) Andrew Arthur Gray (born 22 February 1964) was an English footballer who played in the centre of midfield or as a striker during his career, before going into International management. He is currently the coach of the Sierra Leone national football team.
Andy Green Wing Commander Andy Green OBE (born 1962), a British RAF F4 Phantom and Tornado F3 pilot and Officer Commanding Operations Wing at RAF Wittering, is the current holder of the land speed record and the first person to break the sound barrier on land. On September 25, 1997 in ThrustSSC he beat the previous record in Black Rock Desert, USA, reaching a speed of 714.
Andy Hall (football player) Andy Hall (born November 26, 1980) is a former National Football League Quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was acquired by the Eagles in 2004 as a 6th round rookie draft pick out of the University of Delaware.
Andy Hamilton Andrew Stanley Hamilton is an English comedian, game show panelist, director and comedy scriptwriter for television and radio. He has appeared in Have I Got News for You, The News Quiz, QI and If I Ruled the World, and is an occasional guest panelist in I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.
Andy Hardy Andy Hardy was a fictional character played by Mickey Rooney in an extremely successful series of films, produced by MGM, over a period of 10 years from 1937 to 1947. The series also starred Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, and Sara Haden.
Andy Hargreaves Andrew Hargreaves (13 February 1951) is the Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. The mission of the Chair is to promote social justice and connect theory and practice in education.
Andy Harper Andy Harper (born May 13, 1967 in Sydney, Australia) was an Australian football (soccer) player who played in Australia's National Soccer League for St George, Marconi, Brisbane Strikers and Newcastle United. Since retiring in 2001 he has written three books, the most popular being (Johnny Warren's biography), Sheilas, Wogs and Poofters, The Incomplete Biography of Johnny Warren & Soccer In Australia.
Andy Hassler Andrew Earl Hassler (born October 18, 1951 in Texas City, Texas) was a Pitcher for the California Angels (1971, 1973-76 and 1980-83), Kansas City Royals (1976-78), Boston Red Sox (1978-79), New York Mets (1979), Pittsburgh Pirates (1980) and St. Louis Cardinals (1984-85).
Andy Hawkins Melton Andrew "Andy" Hawkins (born January 21, 1960 in Waco, Texas) is a former major-league pitcher. A right-handed starter, Hawkins spent most of his career with the San Diego Padres, and also played for the New York Yankees and briefly for the Oakland Athletics.
Andy Hebenton Andrew "Andy" Hebenton (born October 3, 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a former professional ice hockey right winger, and holds the record for the longest streak without missing a game in professional hockey history.
Andy Hertzfeld Andy Hertzfeld (born April 6, 1953) was a key member of the original Apple Macintosh development team during the 80s. After buying an Apple II in January 1978, he went to work for Apple Computer from August 1979 until March 1984, where he was a key designer of the Macintosh system software.

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